The Brood has possessed mutants to make themselves more powerful and an even match for the X-Men. The fight rages on as the X-Men slowly gain the upper hand but the Brood has three X-Men and they plan to implant new Brood eggs in them. Meanwhile, in a fit of rage, Madelyne strikes the monitor when she sees a report on the news of Scott and Jean Grey as she is cast into a dream world where she is disassembled by Scott and reassembled as Jean Grey.